Hen nest



'w. A. PURDY.

Patented Nov. 14, 1922. 1

Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

"HEN NEST.

Application fi led. James, 1922. Seria1-N0..5 71',704;

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known thatI, VILLIAM A. PURDY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Manchester Depot, in'the county of Bennington, State of Vermont, have invented a new and useful Hen NestpandIdo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to hen nests and has for its object to provide a device of this character formed from sheet metal and provided with a removable bottom whereby the nest may be easily cleaned, and at the same time be practically vermin proof. A further object is to provide a metallic hen nest having a curved upper side, either front or rear, so constructed that a fowl cannot roost on the same, and consequently preventing a collection of droppings on the nest.

whereby the nest may be easily and quickly attached to supporting headed members and removed therefrom. p r

A further object is to provide sides of th nest with ventilating openings, preferably located above the nest entrance.

Vith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the in vention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of adjacent hen nests, one of said nests being broken away.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the hen nest.

Figure 3 is a detail view showing in front elevation one corner of a hen nest.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates adjacent hens nests which are formed from sheet metal thereby allowing the nests to beeasily cleaned and also preventing the collection of vermin. Each nest- 1 comprises the side members 2, the outwardly and downwardly curved front 3, on which, on account of its inclination fowl cannot roost, the back wall 4 and the hori- Also to provide hangers, preferably curved brackets having screw receiving slotsin the upper ends thereof forming means 'zontall'ydisposed "fiange o which supports theremovab'le bottom 6. The inclined wall may be'curved inward'ly or outwardly as desired. The' flange 5-also formsan opening 7 in the "bottom of the 'ne'st through which opening when the removable bottom "6' is pulledoutwardlyby grasping'the finger engaging member 8, the contents ofthe nest 'will fall when it is desired to renew the nest material and thoroughly clean. the nest. If so desired the back wall may be eliminated or be removed in which case the bottom 6 may be removed through the back of the nest. The forward end of the removable bottom 6 when in place as shown in Figure 2 underlies the lower edge of the front 3 of the nest, therefore it will easily slide outwardly on the flange 5.

The flange 5 is formed integral with the body of the nest, however it is to be understood that they maybe riveted or otherwise secured thereto. By forming the nest entirely of metal, it is obvious that the collection of vermin in cracks and the like is obviated, which is one of the main objections against wooden nests. that the nest-s may -be submerged in a solution for killing vermin without damaging the nest. The forward wall 3 is provided with an entrance 9 whereby fowl may have ingress and egress to the nest.

The side walls 2 are provided with ventilating openings 10, which are preferably located above the upper side 11 of the entrance 9 and forms means whereby the upper portion of the nest will be thoroughly ventilated as well as the bottom portion. The nest is supported on a vertical support 12 by means of segmentally shaped brackets 13, which engage the outer wall of the front wall 3 and are provided with inwardly extending horizontally. disposed arms 14:, which underlie the'bottom (if the nest and overlie theforward end of the removable bottom 6, not only supporting the nest but poses, such for instance as where it is de- It will also be seen.

sired to submerge the entire nest in a solution for killing vermin.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is A hen nest formed from sheet metal, said nest having its front wall curving outwardly and downwardly and provided with an entrance passage, a flanged opening in the bottom of the nest, a removable sheet metal bottom horizontally disposed and supported on said flanges of the flanged opening, the

outer end of the removable bottom underlying the lower end of the front Wall of the nest, curved supportmg brackets adjacent the ends of the nest and engaging the outer side of the front wall, the lower ends of said brackets overlying the front ends of the removable bottom and terminating in inwardly extending arms underlying the bottom of the nest the upper ends of the brackets being provided With means whereby they may be detachably connected to a vertical support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VVILLAM A. PURDY.

Witnesses LIBBIE F. KINNEY, CHAS. C. KINNEY, Jr. 

